"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

2 comments:

"this particular Heinlein book is not very good either", referring to "The Number of the Beast".

I'll grant you; not his best work. The problem is that the premise undercuts the basis of fiction. Every conceivable fictional work exists as an alternate reality, and the Gay Deceiver can access them ALL. Whatever problem you have, there's a solution SOMEWHEN. Need an incredibly strong, unbreakable wire? Go to a Niven universe and bring home some Sinclair Monofilament. Communications problem? Go borrow a Lensman.

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